People in Spain are enjoying a far better quality of life than those in other parts of Europe, it has been revealed.

Research by uSwitch.com found that Spain ranks highly in many areas, as it offers a relatively low cost of living and favourable prices.

In addition, people in the country are living longer, enjoying more holiday entitlement and retiring earlier.

This could help to explain why Britain currently has the highest level of outwards migration in Europe, with many of those leaving heading to Spain.

Commenting on the findings, uSwitch said: “Spain fares well in most categories, with low taxation and cheaper essential goods such as petrol, energy and food.”

The country was also praised for offering the most hours of sunshine per year, as it get 80 per cent more than the UK.

This comes after the Post Office revealed that Spain is the cheapest of all the countries which use the single European currency.

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